60NYT > Fauziya Kasingatopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/k/fauziya_kasinga/index.html?rss=1News about Fauziya Kasinga, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usTue 03 Mar 2015 18:52:58 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comAsylum for the World’s Battered Womenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/magazine/11wwlnidealab.t.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/magazine/11wwlnidealab.t.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2007/02/07/magazine/11idea.75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>International victims of domestic violence should find a haven in America.By ALEX KOTLOWITZSun, 11 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/magazine/11wwlnidealab.t.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Asylum System Needs Workhttp://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/22/opinion/the-asylum-system-needs-work.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe recent decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals to grant political asylum to Fauziya Kasinga, a young African woman who feared genital mutilation, was both a personal victory and a broader acknowledgment that many women are victimized by...Sat, 22 Jun 1996 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/22/opinion/the-asylum-system-needs-work.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssJune 9-15;Asylum From Mutilationhttp://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/16/weekinreview/june-9-15-asylum-from-mutilation.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssUnited States immigration authorities last week ruled that female genital mutilation is a form of persecution and that the threat of it can be a basis for granting asylum. In a precedent-setting decision, the Board of Immigration Appeals granted...By CELIA W. DUGGERSun, 16 Jun 1996 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/16/weekinreview/june-9-15-asylum-from-mutilation.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssU.S. Grants Asylum to Woman Fleeing Genital Mutilation Ritehttp://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/14/nyregion/us-grants-asylum-to-woman-fleeing-genital-mutilation-rite.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe highest administrative tribunal in the United States immigration system granted political asylum yesterday to a 19-year-old woman from Togo who said she had fled her homeland to escape having her genitals cut off. The decision of the...By CELIA W. DUGGERFri, 14 Jun 1996 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/14/nyregion/us-grants-asylum-to-woman-fleeing-genital-mutilation-rite.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssU.S. Backs Asylum for Mutilation Caseshttp://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/09/opinion/l-us-backs-asylum-for-mutilation-cases-034916.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: Two front-page articles (April 15 and 25) concern conditions at York County Prison in Pennsylvania. The Immigration and Naturalization Service uses that prison and others to comply with Federal law requiring the detention of...Thu, 09 May 1996 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/09/opinion/l-us-backs-asylum-for-mutilation-cases-034916.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssU.S. Backs Asylum for Mutilation Caseshttp://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/09/opinion/l-us-backs-asylum-for-mutilation-cases-034908.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: Part of your May 3 news article on the asylum appeal of Fauziya Kasinga, who says she fled Togo to escape genital mutilation, misrepresents the position of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.Thu, 09 May 1996 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/09/opinion/l-us-backs-asylum-for-mutilation-cases-034908.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssU.S. Backs Asylum for Mutilation Cases;Unethical Procedurehttp://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/09/opinion/l-us-backs-asylum-for-mutilation-cases-unethical-procedure-034924.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: Granting United States asylum to Fauziya Kasinga is only the first step toward eliminating the abhorrent practice of genital mutilation. The physical harm and mental trauma she would undergo if forced to return to Togo is...Thu, 09 May 1996 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/09/opinion/l-us-backs-asylum-for-mutilation-cases-unethical-procedure-034924.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBoard Hears Asylum Appeal in Genital-Mutilation Casehttp://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/03/nyregion/board-hears-asylum-appeal-in-genital-mutilation-case.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFauziya Kasinga, who says she fled Togo to escape genital mutilation, sat quietly today in a red leather armchair in a small courtroom as 12 men and women on the highest administrative tribunal in the nation's immigration system considered whether to...By CELIA W. DUGGERFri, 03 May 1996 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/03/nyregion/board-hears-asylum-appeal-in-genital-mutilation-case.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssRefugees From Mutilationhttp://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/02/opinion/refugees-from-mutilation.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe case of Fauziya Kasinga, a young woman seeking asylum in the United States, has drawn renewed attention to an abhorrent practice, female genital mutilation. Ms. Kasinga, threatened with this barbaric fate, fled her home in Togo 18 months ago....Thu, 02 May 1996 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/02/opinion/refugees-from-mutilation.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssApril 21-27;Seeking Asylum From Genital Mutilationhttp://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/28/weekinreview/april-21-27-seeking-asylum-from-genital-mutilation.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLast week, after news accounts led to protests and the likelihood of continued notoriety, the Immigration and Naturalization Service freed Fauziya Kasinga, 19, who says she fled her homeland of Togo to escape the tribal rite of genital mutilation and...By CELIA W. DUGGERSun, 28 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/28/weekinreview/april-21-27-seeking-asylum-from-genital-mutilation.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss